The body of an e-mail message is truncated when you run Outlook in cached mode or when you move the e-mail message to a .pst file in Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2

On a computer that is running Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you run Microsoft Outlook in cached mode, or you move an e-mail message to a .pst file. When you do this, the body of the e-mail message is truncated.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

• The body of the e-mail message exceeds 32 KB.
• Hotfix 948744 is applied on the Exchange Server 2003 SP2-based computer.
  
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  948744 ActiveSync cannot synchronize a mailbox if the Exchange Server 2003 store contains a corrupted e-mail item

Note This problem affects version 6.5.7653.29 to version 6.5.7653.35 of the Store.exe file.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

You must have Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

However, the Microsoft Exchange Information Store service, the Microsoft Search service, the IIS Admin service, and all dependent services must be restarted when you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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